Hamburg City vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$332
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	36
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	1.89M	2.47M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 195% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 1809th and 7016th ($2022 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Germany and Zambia, respectively. Check Germany vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 42nd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Lusaka

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	Hamburg City	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$5845

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670